Lock-pin grip.



V LOCK PIN GRlP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1911.

1,265,140. Patented Ma 7,1913.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

T. W. TODD.

LQCK PIN GRIP.

APPLICATION man MAY 29, I911.

Patented May 7,

vide a device THOMAS WILLIAM TODD, OF BEND, OREGON.

LOCK-PIN, GRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1918.

Application filed May 29, 1917. serial'No. 171,710.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I,-T1-IoMAs WILLIAM TODD, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Bend, in the county of Deschutes and State ofOregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lock-PinGrips; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lock pin grips,and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device forholding a Watch against loss or theft.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a device which may bereadily attached to or detached from an article of wearing apparel.

Another object of the invention is to prowhich may be used in connectionwith a pocket and which is so arranged that a watch may be hung withinthe pocket and yet readily removed when so desired. I A still furtherobject of the invention resides in the provision of a devicehaving a pinby which it may be attached to an article of wearing apparel which pinmay be locked in closed sibility of the device being accidentallyremoved.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangementof parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which:.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lock pin grip constructed inaccordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view in elevation of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale;

Fig.4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4% of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is an edge view of a modified form of lock pin grip; p r I Fig. 6is a rear view in elevation of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is aside elevation of a modified form of lockpin grip showing thesame supporting a watch inthe pocket of the user;

Fig. 8 is aside view of a further modified form of watch holder; I i

Fig. 9 is a view similar to; Fig; 8 showing position in order to avoidany pos-- of theclamp jaw as will inafter described, thereby providingmeansspring 10 formed i is moved.

the attachment in watch rigidly in position;

place for holding the i Fig. 10 is a front elevation of Fig. 9 showingthe watch removed;

Fig. 1.1 is a detail perspective view of the attachment; and

Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional view on line 12-42 of Fig. 10.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1 des-v lgnates as an entirety themain body of the device comprising a plate 2 having formed at the loweredges thereof, an attaching. plate 3. v This attaching plate 3 hasformed integrally therewith the outwardly and upwardly extending ears 4to which the jaw member which will be more fully hereinafter described,is attached. A tongue 5 extends downwardly from the edge of the plate 3on. which the ears are formed and this tongue tapers toward itslower endas clearly shown The lower terminal of the I tongue 5 is bent back uponitself to form a 1n the drawings.

spring tongue6 to which is soldered at its upper end a pin 7 as clearlyshown in Figs. 1 and 2. Formed near the lower end of the tongue 5 is anoff-set 8 which forms a shoulder beneatli which the lower end of theclamping jaw which will be more fully hereinafter described, enga es.per end of the plate 2 is a thumb grip portion' which cooperates withthe finger hold be more fully hereby which the sameis held.

A suitable hook 9 is attached to the outer face of the plate2 and formsa keeper for the end of the pointed pin v7 as clearly illustrated inFig. 3. Secured to the inner face of the plate 2 and extending upwardlyfrom a point near the lower edge thereof is a ntermediate its ends witha push rod 11v by means of which the same I The upper end of saidspringis provided with a forwardly extending arm 12 carrying at its outer enda retaining plate 13 which cooperates with the keeper 9 in in closingthe pin 7 and holding it against ac cidental displacement.

'The clamp jaw of the device is designated generically by the numeral 14and comprises the finger hold 15 having formed at its lower end, thetongue 16, the lower end of which is curved inwardly to extend beneathhe shoulder. formed on the tongue 5 hereinbemed at the upopening l rtedinF g def-1 he finger hold and the tongue join and extending at rightangles with relation to the inner face thereof are suitable hinged earswhich are apertured to receive a pintle by means of which the clamp jawis pivotally cei'inected to the ears 4 of the attaching plate.thin-minding the pintle is a spiral spring one end of which bearsagainst the tongue 5 while the opposite end ofsaid spring bears againstthe inner face of the finger hold so as to normally tend to hold thetongue 16 in engagement with the tongue the ofi set forming the shoulder8.

in the modified form of watch holder illustrated in Fig. 7, the mainbody of the device comprises the finger hold 21 formed at the upper edgeof a vertical wall 22, the lower edge of which is provided witri ahorizontal QXtQIlSlOIl 23" which terminates in a vertical shank 24having formed integrally therewith a pin 25 which is bent back to form aloop and engages beneath a keeper 26 carried by the wall 22. A dependingpin 27 projects downwardly from the edges of the walls 22 and 23 andslidable on the pin 25 is a ball 28 which when slid upwardly in theposition illustrated in Fig. 7 receives the pin 27 and firmly holds thepins 25 and 27 against accidental opening. A jaw member 29 is pivoted tothe end of the wall 23 on which the shank 2A is formed and this jawmember is provided with a thumb piece 30 at its upper end which ispositioned beneath the finger hold 21 while the lower end is pointed asat 31 so as to projectthrough an formed in the tonguer24t, near itslower end. I In the use of, the modified form it will be seen thatthering of the watch is passed over the pin 25 and the pin is thenlocked asshown whereupon the watch and pins are placed in the pocket of theuser-with the clamped jaw 29v on the outside thereof in such positionthat the point 31 will pass through the cloth of the pocket and enterthe opening in the tongue 24 thereby securely locking the watch againstmovement. In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8,the main, body comprises. av plate 32 formed at. its upper end with. afinger with a bent back flange 34 which terminates in a horizontalflange 35. This horizontal flange or wall 35 is provided with adownwardly extending tongue 36 and at the point where the tongue 36.joins the wall 35 are formed outwardly and upwardly extending ears. 3?between which the clamped jaw is pivoted.

Formed near the lower end of the tongue 36 is an ofi-set portion isremovably secured by means of suitable crews. a! pin. etain d eneath 40,the point of which is theflange clearly illusnate'd bythe numeral 41 andprovided vice is being put in place.

5 beneath formed in the tongue hold 33 and at its lower end as to-whichThecla pediaw is es gholdfa clamping tongue on with a bent back point 12for engagement scribed. The sald clamped jaw is pivoted as at 43 betweenthe ears 37 and a spring i l normally holds the clamped jaw in the posi'tion illustrated in Fig. 8. A thumb piece 45 is formed on the clampedjaw and cooperates with, the finger hold in which the de In the use ofthe device above described, it will be understood that the watch loop isslipped over the pin as illustrated in Fig. '7, but'upon reference toFig. 9 it will be seen that a slight alteration of the deviceillustrated in Fig. 8 by the, removal of the pin 40 will render thedevice capable of rigidly holding a watch as will be more fullyhereinafter described.

In order to rigidly hold a watch in place, the screws 39 are removed andthe pin 40 taken 0E whereupon a plate designated by the numeral 4.6 issubstituted in place of the pin and is provided with a slot e7 near itslower end to receive the screws 39 while the upper end is provided witha slot 48 to receive the gripping element of the watch stem. A hook orloop 49 is formed at the lower end of the plate 4:6 and forms a rest orseat in which the lower edge of the watch engages. The upper slot 48 isadapted to receive the shank 50 of the clamped jaws 51 which shank isthreaded into an aperture 36 near its upper end. In, use it will beseenthat the watch is first placed in position by slipping the ring overthe finger piece .33 and then downwardly over the plate. 32 and theflange 3,4: and onto the horizontal flange. 35 as illustrated in Fig. 9.The lower end of the watch is then positioned within the loop t9 and.the stem passed between the clamped jaws 51. It will thus be seen thatthe watch will be rigidly held in position and the device may be placedin the pocket of the user in the manner illustrated; in Fig. 7 or it maybe attached to the pocket in such a position asto allow the watch to beexposed.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredeinbodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is I I 1'. In a lock pin grip, a body a clamped memberpivoted to the body and adapted to engage over the pocket of a wearer,an watch. supporting means reinovably attached to the body.

2; In a lockpin grip, a plate, a finger hold at the, upper endoi'fthe-plate, an inwardly ofi set extension at the lower end of the plate,a clamp member-,a thumb pieceon the clamp member positioned adjacent thefinger the clamp memi pin removably attached to the ber cooperating withthe offset extension for engagement over the pocketof the user, and awatch supporting 11162118 removably attached to the extension.

3. In a lock pin grip, member pivoted to the body and adapted to engageover the pocket of a wearer, and a body.

4. In a lock pin grip, a body a clamped member pivoted to the body andadapted to engage over the pocket of a wearer, a pin removably attachedto the body, and a latch to lock the pin in closed position with relation to the body.

5. In a lock pin grip, a plate, a finger hold at the upper end of theplate, an inwardly extending extension formed on the lower end of theplate, a downwardly ex tending tongue formed on the outer end of saidextension, a clamp member securedto a body, a clamped piece on sai saidinwardly extending extension, a thumb clamp member positioned adjacentthe finger hold, a clamping tongue on the clamp member adapted tocooperate with the tongue for the user, and formed on and for thepurpose specified.

6. In .a lock pin grip,

engaging over the pocket of a watch supporting means the lower end ofsaid tongue, as

a body, a clamped member pivoted to the body and adapted to engage overthe pocket of a wearer, a Watch supporting means formed on the body, and

a pin attachedto' the watch means, as and for the. purpose In testimonywhereof I aflix ture in presence of two witnesses.

supporting specified.

my signa- THOMAS WILLIAM TODD.

Witnesses:

C. S. BENSON, 'L D. Wmn'r.

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